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Jurisdiction

Meaning in contract & commercial law, with examples

/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn/nounCore term

In contract & commercial law, jurisdiction means: The power of a court to hear and decide a case; also a country or territory with its own courts and laws.

In Turkish: yargı yetkisi, yetki, hukuk düzeni

How it is used

A jurisdiction clause chooses the courts that will hear disputes, for example 'the courts of Istanbul shall have exclusive jurisdiction'. Lawyers also say 'in some jurisdictions', meaning 'in some countries or legal systems'.

Example sentences

  1. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute.

  2. This type of clause is not enforceable in every jurisdiction.

Common collocations

  • exclusive jurisdiction
  • jurisdiction clause
  • submit to the jurisdiction
  • non-exclusive jurisdiction
  • in this jurisdiction
  • governing lawThe legal system, usually chosen by the parties, that is used to interpret a contract and decide any disputes about it.
  • litigationThe process of taking a dispute to a national court and having a judge decide it, as opposed to resolving it through arbitration or mediation.
  • arbitrationA private way of resolving disputes in which the parties agree to let one or more independent arbitrators decide the case instead of a national court.
  • disputeA disagreement between parties about their rights or obligations, for example over payment, quality or the meaning of a clause.

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